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Tummy Tuck complication
Pros:
Right now, none
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Cons:
IAM HAVING COMPLICATIONS
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Cost:
$5,000+
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Healing time:
STILL IN THE HEALING PROCESS
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Pain-o-meter: 10
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I had a tummy tuck in sept. 2001 and 2 weeks later started noticing a pouch in the upper part of the abdomen. The surgeon started aspiring the fluids but then the same started to harden and he had to liposuction it which was another surgery with anesthesia and all.
Right now I continue to collect fluid and he is suggesting he should go in again to possibly repair the tissue. I am reluctant right now but very much knowing I am going to have this procedure done again or else I will continue to have this diamond shape pouch that goes and comes. And I am constantly wearing a tight fitting girdle to keep it somewhat under control.
Here are more details:
How results differed from what I expected:
WELL, I DIDN'T EXPECT COMPLICATIONS SO HARD TO FIX.
Biggest fears pre-procedure:
THE PROCEDURE ITSELF IS RISKY AND I WAS RIGHT.
Healing aids used:
NO
Number of doctors consulted:
4
Number of years I thought about having the procedure:
3
Had an elective procedure before:
Yes
Complications or follow-up procedures:
FLUID RETENTION
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regarding your condition.
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Gender:
Female
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Age:
50
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Ethnic group:
Meditteranean
Education:
Community college or university
Country:
United States
State/Province:
New York
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About 70 percent of obese girls remain obese as adult women.
(Source: the Role of Weight Management in the Health of Women" by Sachiko T. St. Jeor, professor and director of Nutrition Education and Research at the University of Nevada, School of Medicine)
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